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Nothing better illustrates the empty gesture, window dressing, hypocrisy, and silly optics of giving an entire demographic the shortest month of the year in the name of equality and inclusiveness. Thank you white guilt liberals for this priceless gift.
Nothing better illustrates the empty gesture, window dressing, hypocrisy, and silly optics of giving an entire demographic the shortest month of the year in the name of equality and inclusiveness. Thank you white guilt liberals for this priceless gift.
Apparently you dont know your black history. It was a black man, Carter G. Woodson, an African-American historian who chose February as black history month.
Can you imagine if a group of people started promoting and celebrating "White history month"?
Many people would quickly call this out as a blatantly racist exercise - and they would be right.
What would be even more interesting is the huge number of "white" people who became offended by this because of how condescending it clearly is to "white" people. And they would be right, too.
If someone started a White History month and basically copied everything that happens in Black History month except make it white, people would soon realize that they have already been doing this stuff. Like forever.
Nothing better illustrates the empty gesture, window dressing, hypocrisy, and silly optics of giving an entire demographic the shortest month of the year in the name of equality and inclusiveness. Thank you white guilt liberals for this priceless gift.
black history month had a purpose when people were feeling disenfranchised and not part of the population recognized for good things. But now, its overblown. it is no big deal when any person based on identitiy politics accomplishes something.. in other words, is that all they are known for? "The first ____" .. like, we have progressed farther now. so now its common place.
People should be recognized as a human being and what that human being accomplished, not because of skin color which is nothing to be accomplished. It is what skin color you are. your skin color is not an accomplishment.
So i think people of all kinds have hit mainstream level and no need to remember them just for a skin color, as the first ___ whatever.
I want to be remembered for something more than a superficial skin color, i want to be remembered for accomplishments that i worked hard for.
Firstly, I want to wish everyone a Happy Black History Month this year regardless of political beliefs. However, why is it even political in the first place? It is a month to celebrate important people and events in the African American community, who pioneered change and freedom for their community. Why are some people against honoring such a month to a group that has suffered so much oppression and violence in American history and nevertheless persevered.
While I do think that one month is not enough to celebration black peoples contributions, I fail to see why it pisses so many people off. I don't see the same problem with Hispanic Heritage Month, Caribbean-American History Month, or Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
While I do think that one month is not enough to celebration black peoples contributions, I fail to see why it pisses so many people off. I don't see the same problem with Hispanic Heritage Month, Caribbean-American History Month, or Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Because the white people didn’t know about those months. Now you’ve done it. Cue more outrage.
Because the white people didn’t know about those months. Now you’ve done it. Cue more outrage.
But did they really not know? Or is it that they aren't looking? Even outside of these months. The AAPI community hosts huge film festivals in the state of California. Yet you don't hear a peep about "self-segregation."
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